Biography

Doug LaMalfa is a fourth generation rice farmer. A lifelong resident of Northern California, Doug attended local schools and grew up learning the value of hard work and community service.  Doug earned his degree in Ag/Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He and his wife, Jill, along with their four children, make their home on the family farm in Richvale.  Doug continues to participate in the family farming business originally founded by his great-grandparents in 1931.

An active leader in Northern California agriculture, Doug has served on various rice and agricultural boards and commissions.

Doug LaMalfa has a proven record of fighting taxes and is a stalwart defender of Proposition 13.  He knows that taxpayers know better than bureaucrats and politicians how to spend and invest their own hard-earned money.

He has been a strong supporter of private property rights, authoring a Constitutional Amendment and helping place initiatives on the ballot to protect Californians against eminent domain abuse.

Doug believes in protecting our water rights and developing more water storage, such as Sites Reservoir. Doug has been a leader in opposing burdensome environmental regulations that place fairy shrimp and fish ahead of human needs.

He was elected to the State Assembly in 2002 and left in 2008 due to term limits. In 2010 he was elected to the 4th Senate District, receiving more votes than any other legislative candidate in the state.